I participated in the development of EVA

Ikari Fumihiko glanced down at the information in Akagi Naoko's hand before speaking.

“How will you know if it works if you don’t try it.”

Naoko Akagi looked at the second plan in silence. At this moment, she was somewhat suspicious as to whether there was something wrong with Ikari Fumihiko's mental state.

Injecting human souls into the EVA core seed and then rescuing them, repeating this process allows the test subjects to quickly complete assimilation and become so-called artificial apostles. To put it simply, the soul injection and successful rescue are regarded as vaccines. Fumihiko Ikari wants to increase human immunity by injecting vaccines. Of course, this immunity is against EVA's devouring instinct.

It was a long time before she spoke.

“Is there really anyone who can complete this plan?”

"In fact, this plan is not as difficult to implement as you think. According to my speculation, as long as you have a complete escape experience, it means that you have succeeded 80%, and the subsequent swallowing and escape will not be so dangerous."

Naoko Akagi fell silent and continued to look through the following information.

however……

The third option only had the words "not feasible for the time being".

"What is this last option?"

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

I hadn't thought it through, so why would I leave a line like this?

Naoko Akagi didn't believe it, but she also heard that Fumihiko Ikari didn't want to say it, so she tactfully didn't continue asking.

The reason why Ikari Fumihiko didn't say anything was naturally because this plan involved the plot of the original work, and he didn't know how to explain it.

This plan is actually not mysterious.

It is a replica of the original work where Gendō Ikari implanted Adam's flesh and blood into himself, thereby turning a human into 'Adam'.

In the end, this plan was rejected. Not only because there were too many uncontrollable factors, but also because there was a big premise for doing so... to eliminate all Ayanami Rei, or to eliminate Nagisa Kaworu. If the former was eliminated, the incarnation of Lilith could be created, and the latter would naturally become the incarnation of Adam like Ikari Gendo in the original work.

The two waited for an hour before the first batch of death row prisoners were brought in.

These people were packed like cans inside a cylindrical device similar to a plug with numbers on it, and were arranged and piled up in a warehouse like goods.

"The test personnel are in place, Minister, and the experiment can begin."

After being reminded by Zhao Shuo, Ikari Fumihiko nodded.

"Send number one here."

After receiving the order, the site personnel pushed the device carrying tester No. 1 into the laboratory, and then turned and left.

Naoko Akagi used the robotic arm controlled by the Three Wise Men System to place device No. 1 into the special insertion plug.

From the beginning to the end, tester No. 1 never left the cylindrical device, and even his consciousness remained in a sleeping state under the effect of the drug. The reason why the experimental steps were made so complicated was not only to prevent the tester from attacking and injuring others, but also to ensure the safety of Fumihiko Ikari and Naoko Akagi, but also to avoid the tester from not cooperating with the experiment.

20:10:52

616. Oh, yes.

The insertion bolt was sent into the test aircraft's No. 2 cockpit.

As the protective device was locked, Fumihiko Ikari spoke again.

"Change the connection fluid."

The LCL previously used by the testers was an artificially synthesized dormant fluid, but what is being replaced now is the original LCL that can increase the strength of the mental connection, which is the so-called connection fluid.

After the dormant fluid is discharged from the insertion plug, the connecting fluid is injected into it.

However, the tester did not wake up.

"Forced awakening."

The so-called forced awakening is actually electric shock.

The tester regained consciousness under the stimulation of electric shock. He had obviously not been exposed to LCL and was not aware of liquid breathing.

He covered his mouth and nose like a drowning man and struggled instinctively.

Fumihiko Ikari turned on the communication device.

"This is liquid air, and you can breathe normally."

Because of the expression paralysis mode, his voice was very flat and without any emotion, as if it was a machine-synthesized voice.

Maybe his words had an effect, or maybe he couldn't hold it in any longer...

The tester choked on a mouthful of connection fluid.

This also made him realize that this liquid was not water and that he could indeed breathe normally.

As a brutal serial killer, he calmed down from his initial panic in a short period of time.

"Who are you? What are you going to do to me?"

No one answered.

He still didn't give up.

"Have I been sent to a research institute to be a guinea pig?"

Fumihiko Ikari had no desire to communicate with the other party, so he still said nothing and just gave Naoko Akagi a look.

Naoko Akagi pressed the quick key and activated the connection program.

The tester only felt a moment of trance, and the next moment he found himself on a vast plain, surrounded by a group of humans in strange clothes.

He was stunned when he saw this scene and spoke in disbelief.

"What happened?"

He couldn't understand why he was in a tin full of liquid one moment and appeared on the plain the next moment, surrounded by a group of people in strange clothes.

Still no response.

In order to prevent the test machine from running out of control and causing excessive damage to the surroundings, this time it is still connected to a brand new dream, but with some added things.

The following experiments did not require the testers to cooperate in anything, and Fumihiko Ikari naturally would not communicate with such a criminal who enjoyed killing people.

"All dream connections are normal."

This was the first time a dream connection was made within EVA, so they observed more data.

After confirming that there was no problem, Fumihiko Ikari spoke again.

"Activate connection device number two."

Naoko Akagi pressed another set of quick keys, activating the connection device that was directly connected to the core of the test machine.

With the activation of this spiritual connection device...

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the result.

Is the connection failed! ?

Or will it trigger the EVA swallowing phenomenon! ?

however……

But a third result occurred.

The connection was successful and the swallowing phenomenon did not occur.

The testing machine just stood there quietly, and the tester did not show any abnormalities in his body.

Akagi Naoko asked suspiciously.

"Is this a success?"

Ikari Fumihiko stood there in a daze, unable to tell whether this was a success or if something had occurred that he was not aware of.

After a moment's silence he spoke.

"do not know."

"Test it?"

"Ah."

They then conducted a control experiment.

Have the second tester establish a virtual connection on another test machine to calculate the synchronization rate, and then move to the first test machine.

"The synchronization rate has not changed, and the machine's condition has not changed."

"Stimulate their emotions and see if there is any reaction."

"it is good."

The method of emotional stimulation is very simple, which is to let the monsters in the game attack the two testers.

Teasing these two criminals who enjoy killing people like a cat catching a mouse.

This teasing succeeded in angering both men.

This is also the result that Fumihiko Ikari and others want.

“The synchronization rate has improved.”

Fumihiko Ikari was a little disappointed after taking a look. The synchronization rate was improved, but it was only a little bit and did not cause any changes. It was still difficult to tell whether this experiment was successful or... failed.

At this time, Naoko Akagi spoke up and expressed her opinion.

"In fact, it doesn't have to be that complicated. What we need to do now is to make the No. 1 position also connect to the real machine! If the No. 1 position is swallowed, it means that this attempt has failed. If it is not swallowed, it means that it has succeeded."

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

“They don’t qualify.”

Actual machine driving has age requirements for the driver. If the driver is too old, he will be rejected by EVA. Moreover, the two have no blood connection and cannot pass the soul certification.

Naoko Akagi doesn't know much about EVA, but that's relatively speaking. She still knows some basic things.

Driver requirements are the basics.

"What we need to do is not to conduct a start-up experiment with actual driving, but to prove whether the swallowing phenomenon has been eliminated under such circumstances."

It was only after hearing this that Fumihiko Ikari realized that his logic was not right just now.

"Well, I didn't think it through."

The experiment immediately changed direction.

Tester No. 2 disconnected the dream connection and was placed in the No. 1 driving seat of the test machine.

Then the real machine connection is activated...

An alarm sounded in the control room and a large number of error messages popped up on the big screen.

"Data backflow detected... Lost driver signal."

Tester No. 2's body exploded like a punctured balloon, transforming into a biological basic form that looked like orange juice.

After the soul was replenished, the testing machine was silent for a moment and then began to quickly absorb the lcl in the culture device.

Seeing this scene, Fumihiko Ikari decisively pressed the emergency stop button.

The LCL in the culture device was quickly drained, but... even such a damaged test machine still grew part of its lower body.

Akagi Naoko sighed.

"It looks like a failure."

Before Ikari Fumihiko could speak, Akagi Naoko spoke again, denying her previous words, "It's not a failure, at least this experiment has proven that the dream program can indeed block the swallowing phenomenon. It has determined the direction for us. What remains is to study how to use this."

Although such a big change happened on the test fuselage, the tester No. 1 who was in the No. 2 cockpit and connected to the core was not affected at all.

Ikari Fumihiko frowned and heard Akagi Naoko's words before he could think of anything.

"Oh yes! You think the same as I do."

"Should we rescue prisoner number two first and prove the feasibility of plan number two, or continue testing plan number one?"

Ikari Fumihiko did not hesitate.

"Save people first."

He didn't think he could keep fooling around, so he needed some time to sort out his thoughts.